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NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday attacked the Modi govt on the Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project, saying it was "bulldozing this ecological disaster of a project through" even though environmental clearances have been challenged in courts.On Aug 18, 2022, Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration - controlled by union home ministry - certified that all individual and community rights under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, had been identified and settled, and con ...Read More >
Mumbai: Activists, in their objections to the BMC, said the draft Zonal Master Plan (ZMP) for the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) lacks scientifically defined buffer zones crucial for managing transitions between protected areas and human activity. They stressed the need for expert input from ecologists, wildlife biologists, and hydrologists to map corridors, setbacks, boundaries, and assess cumulative impacts. BMC Invites Public Suggestions The BMC's civic deve ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the withdrawal of a recent Office Memorandum issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, exempting mining projects of atomic, critical, and strategic minerals from mandatory public consultation. In his letter, the CM noted that the memorandum, issued on September 8, directs all such projects to be appraised at the Central level regardless of the lease area involved. He cautioned that ...Read More >
New Delhi: Traffic in central Delhi will be affected on Thursday as the traffic police has issued an advisory due to the Janmashtami and Tazia processions.According to police, the traffic movement in Paharganj is likely to be affected from 1.30pm in view of the shobha yatra for Janmashtami and the Tazia procession.The Janmashtami procession will start from Mandir Shri Banke Bihari Ji in Paharganj's Sangatrasan Bazar and pass through Desh Bandhu Gupta Road, Chuna Mandi, Main Bazar, Munja Chowk an ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Plans to ensure zero open dumping of waste is still a distant dream in the city, with the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) still shifting more than 50% of total daily municipal waste to the temporary transit station (TTS) in Gadakana. This indicates that around 300 metric tonnes of waste out of a total of 800 MT is processed at the micro composting centres (MCC)s and material recovery facilities (MRF)s. Officials said that including the proposed waste-to-methane project, the ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 4 (ANI): Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan made strong remarks on the necessity of education while addressing a gathering at the Agaram Foundation event in Chennai. Education is the only weapon that can break the chains of dictatorship and Sanatan, the Rajya Sabha MP said on Sunday. Kamal Haasan added, Dont take anything else in your hands, only education. We cannot win without it, because the majority can make you lose. Majority Fools (Moo ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Karnataka Tank Conservation and Development Authority (KTCDA) on Sunday proposed a scientific modification of buffer zones around lakes and nalas, linking buffer widths to the size of water bodies, which is said to be the first-of-its-kind move in the country. According to KTDCA, the proposal follows a comprehensive study of buffer zone practices across states and aims to address disproportionate restrictions caused by the current uniform 30-metre buffer prescribed by the Supreme ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel intensified his attack on the Adani Group, alleging that Enforcement Directorate's arrest of his son, Chaitanya, was a deliberate move to silence those who speak out against the conglomerate."I got the permission to meet my son for 30 minutes. There is no case against him... This is an effort to suppress any voice raised against Adani. If anyone raises their voice against Adani Group, then they will also be treated like Bhupesh Baghel' ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a display of judicial solidarity for environmental causes, 20 judges of Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, joined Delhi govt's Van Mahotsav 2025 to plant saplings in memory of their mothers under the Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam campaign on Saturday. The dedicated green space has been formally named Nyay Vatika to honour the judiciary's commitment to environmental justice. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X, "The participation of honourable judges in Van Mahot ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (UNI) Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today hit out at the BJP-led central government, accusing it of handing over the forests of Chhattisgarh to the Adani Group in violation of environmental laws and tribal rights. In a post on X, Priyanka alleged that the government is blatantly violating the PESA Act and the directives of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), leading to the destruction of forested land in the state. She further claimed that former Chhattisga ...Read More >
Education, Home and Power Minister Ashish Sood on Tuesday launched the "Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0" campaign in Janakpuri. Under this drive, the Delhi Government has set an ambitious target of planting 70 lakh saplings across the city this year. Planting a teak sapling in memory of his mother Sushila Devi at A-2 Block Park, Ram Vatika, Sood said the campaign is not just about planting trees but about taking collective responsibility for the environment and gifting cleaner air to future generations. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A court-appointed inspection report submitted to the National Green Tribunal has laid bare the environmental disaster festering at Delhi's Ghazipur landfill, exposing glaring lapses in solid waste management. The inspection revealed a mountain of untreated waste far exceeding the permitted height, uncontrollable methane emissions, toxic leachate oozing into drains and making its way to the Yamuna River, and a complete absence of boundary walls, raising severe health, environmental, an ...Read More >
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Friday hit back at Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey over his recent "patak patak ke maarenge" remark, daring him to come to Mumbai. Raj Thackeray took aim at Nishikant Dubey's comments, saying, "A BJP MP said 'Marathi logon ko hum yahan pe patak patak ke maarenge' (we will thrash Marathi people here mercilessly)... You come to Mumbai. Mumbai ke samundar mein dubo dubo ke maarenge. (We will thrash them by drowning them repeatedly i ...Read More >
Amaravathi (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): A Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party meeting was held at the Chief Minister's Camp Office under the leadership of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, in which it was emphasised that the party will focus on issues concerning Andhra Pradesh in the upcoming Parliament session. Andhra Minister Nara Lokesh and several MPs attended the meeting. Also Read | Ganeshotsav Declared 'Rajya Mahotsav': Maharashtra Government Elevates Century-Old Festival to St ...Read More >
Chandigarh: With the ongoing monsoon season, work on laying tertiary treated (TT) water pipelines in the city has been held up. Laying of TT lines requires road cuts at different locations but both the Chandigarh administration and the municipal corporation have stopped granting permission for road cuts during the season as a precautionary measure. Consequently, work on TT lines will not be completed by the end of July, the deadline set by Chandigarh administration in a recent meeting."Most of t ...Read More >
THANE, July 18: A man and his two children died as their motorbike was dashed by a truck in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district of Maharashtra.Gopal Chandanse (36), his wife and two kids were riding to their village when the truck dashed the two-wheeler from behind around 3.30 pm.They were taken to the hospital where Gopal, his son Hriday (7) and daughter Avani (9) were declared dead. Gopal's wife Meenabai (32) was injured and undergoing treatment.The truck driver fled from the spot, leaving his ...Read More >
Gurgaon: National Green Tribunal (NGT) took note of the illegal felling of heritage peepal trees by Faridabad Animal Husbandry department on its office premises, which violated tree-cutting conditions that required transplantation.In a hearing on July 16, the principal bench, headed by Justice Prakash Shrivastava, noted that while felling permission was granted with conditions, the department cut down at least eight ficus trees -- including five peepal trees -- without fulfilling the requirement ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a renewed effort to put economic pressure on Russia, the European Union on Friday unveiled a fresh package of sanctions, which includes lowering the price cap on Russian crude oil and sanctioning Nayara Energy Ltd, an India-based refinery linked to Russian energy giant Rosneft. This marks the first time the EU has imposed sanctions involving India, a country that has heavily relied on discounted Russian crude since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. Nayara Energy Ltd, fo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): In an effort towards making the national capital greener, more sustainable, and pollution-free, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government launched a Van Mahotsav 2025 tree plantation drive at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday. Multiple dignitaries from across the country public awareness drives are what will truly make Delhi a capital to be proud of, according to an official statement from the Chief Minister Office. The Delhi government plans to plant over 70 ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday urged citizens to treat tree plantation as a shared responsibility and join the government's green campaign with commitment and pride. She was speaking at a tree plantation event - 'Van Mahotsav 2025' - held at Willingdon Crescent, Rashtrapati Bhavan. On this occasion, she urged residents of Delhi to take part in the movement by planting more trees in their homes, neighbourhoods, schools, workplaces, and community s ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) India's most valuable company Reliance Industries on Friday reported its highest-ever quarterly profit of Rs 26,994 crore for the April-June quarter, reflecting a growth of 78.3 per cent over the year-ago period, driven by consumer businesses and investment sales. The oil-to-retail-to-telecom conglomerate's consolidated net profit attributable to owners of the company stood at Rs 26,994 crore, or Rs 19.95 per share, in April-June 2025 compared to Rs 15,138 crore earnings ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): In an effort towards making the national capital greener, more sustainable, and pollution-free, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government launched a 'Van Mahotsav 2025' tree plantation drive at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday. Multiple dignitaries from across the country public awareness drives are what will truly make Delhi a capital to be proud of, according to an official statement from the Chief Minister's Office. The Delhi government plans to plant over ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Aiming complete reclamation of the capital's three major landfill sites -- Ghazipur, Bhalswa, and Okhla -- the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has ramped up operations by adding two additional trommels at each dumpsite, an official said on Friday. As part of its ongoing biomining operations, the civic body of Delhi (MCD) noted that a massive extraction of legacy waste occurred over three years, from July 2022 to July 9, 2025. The civic body is targeting complete re ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, July 14 (PTI) The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed a man, facing contempt of court for attending a virtual court hearing while relieving himself on a toilet seat, to deposit Rs 1 lakh with the court's registry after observing that he was ready to tender an unconditional apology. The incident occurred on June 20 when Justice Nirzar S Desai was hearing a case. A video of the man soon went viral, prompting the high court to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings. On Monday, the di ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday praised the Bharat Vikas Parishad (BVP) for its significant contributions to India's development, saying the organization has brought about a substantial change in the lives of millions of people. Addressing the 63rd Foundation Day program of BVP, Shah emphasised the organization's role in bridging the gap between those who want to serve and those who need service. '....When the centenary of India's independence will be ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday praised the Bharat Vikas Parishad (BVP) for its significant contributions to India development, saying the organization has brought about a substantial change in the lives of millions of people. Addressing the 63rd Foundation Day program of BVP, Shah emphasised the organization role in bridging the gap between those who want to serve and those who need service. ....When the centenary of India independence will be celebra ...Read More >
Mumbai: US-based Jane Street said the Indian capital market regulator's order accusing the trading firm of manipulative trading in equity derivatives reflects a 'misunderstanding of standard hedging practices and the interrelationships between derivative and underlying markets'. The firm, in an internal communication that ET has accessed, said the Securities and Exchange Board of India's claim that the firm's activity is "prima facie manipulative", disregards the role of liquidity providers and ...Read More >
New Delhi: Welcoming CAQM's decision on end-of-life (EOL) vehicles, environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said it was a big relief for thousands of citizens who were unfairly impacted. He said Delhi govt would file an appeal in National Green Tribunal and Supreme Court on the deregistration of petrol vehicles over 15 years and diesel ones over 10 years in National Capital Region."I thank CAQM for acting swiftly on our concerns. Under the leadership of CM Rekha Guptaji, we stand with the peo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) The Delhi government on Tuesday welcomed the Centre for Air Quality Management's (CAQM) decision to defer the implementation of the fuel ban on overage vehicles until November 1. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the "commendable decision" taken in public interest reflects a balanced and humane approach towards environmental concerns and citizens' livelihoods. "The CAQM issuing revised guidelines on the request of the Delhi government is an important and commendable decisi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) The Centre's panel on air quality in Delhi-NCR on Tuesday decided to put on hold the implementation of the fuel ban on end-of-life (EoL) or overage vehicles in the national capital until November 1, an official order said. EoL vehicles are diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years. According to directions issued earlier, such vehicles were not to be given fuel in Delhi from July 1, irrespective of the states they are registered in. Delhi ...Read More >
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